Planes And Axes Flashcards
Movement of the frontal/coronal plane is around what axis?
anteroposterior axis
movement around the sagittal plane is around what axis?
transverse axis
Movement around the Horizontal/transverse plane is around what axis?
vertical
What plane allows for flexion and extension?
sagittal
What plane allows for medial/lateral rotation?
transverse/horizontal
What plane allows for abduction/adduction?
frontal/coronal
A vertical plane that divides the body into right and left portions
sagittal
a plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions
transverse/horizontal
a vertical plane that divides the body into dorsal and ventral portions
frontal/coronal
flexion and extension belongs to which plane and axis
sagittal, transverse
Medial/lateral rotation belongs to which plane and axis
transverse/horizontal,
vertical axis
abduction/adduction belongs to which plane and axis
frontal/coronal,
anteroposterior axis
